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There is no Monday Mirth today, my friends, because this weekend I heard the news that my Aunt Florence had died. She would have been ninety years of age in May; sadly she was too tired to wait.
Florence was my father's youngest sister, one of six children. She never married but continued to live in the house where she was born. She was a staunch churchgoer and some would say she was unadventurous, yet looking back I remember she was the one who regularly went on holiday, having coerced her friends to accompany her. The next photograph leads me to believe that she was a bit of a drama queen in her younger days.
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Rest in Peace, Florence.
I am so sorry to hear about your Aunt's passing Valerie. She looked like a very sweet lady and I liked her photos. My deepest sympathy.
ReplyDeleteSorry for your loss Val.
ReplyDeleteMy sympathies for you and your family Val, but I am sure your Aunt would have been proud of your short tribute which has been beamed around the world via the internet.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm sorry for your loss Valerie. It's a shame your aunt didn't make it to her birthday but it sounds like she had a good life doing what she wanted to do. Love the photograph of her in her youth. My sympathies to you and your family. xx
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear of your loss, alan is right about the tribute heard round the world. You made me think, my relatives from my parents generation are gone now. I guess that makes me the old folks now.
ReplyDeletei am sorry for your loss val...i rather like that last pic...wonder if it was for a play or...looks rather adventurous to me...smiles..
ReplyDeleteAwwww....what a lovely lady--and how sad to have lost her presence in your life. The last photo could have been a new photo with some of today's fashions. Sounds like the lady lived well and was well loved. My condolences to you and your family.
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So sorry to hear about your Aunt. My Dad is 91 - I always wonder: how much longer will I have him? The pictures of her are lovely.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your Aunt. Wow - that second shot is quite a photo!
ReplyDeleteValerie, just know that I am sharing MUCH "good energy" and love with you right now as you move through this loss.
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Florence sounded like such a wonderful soul. And I LOVE the second photo you shared of her. It's faaaaaaaaaaaabulous!
Rest in Peace, Florence.
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Thank you, my friends, for your wonderful thoughts at this sad time. I really appreciate the good vibes you sent my way. It is a great shame that my aunt didn't make it to her 90th birthday. Anyway, I have a bone to pick with her for leaving us and making me, as the oldest cousin, a likely candidate to be next to go. I know she would smile if she heard me say that. Sleep peacefully, Florence.
ReplyDeleteEveryone seems to make their way in life in their own way. She must have been happy or she would have changed things. Her holiday adventures were probably really special to her living in the same place and house all those years.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear that your Aunt Florence passed. Seeing the age of 89 is quite wonderful and that she had good friends and many vacations and a strong faith through all those years must have been enough for her.
ReplyDeleteThat second photo ... wow! Interesting!
so sorry to hear of your Aunt's passing. That's a lovely photo of her in her younger days.
ReplyDeleteGill in Canada
That's an awesome picture. I'm both smiling at what must have been a very interesting life, and saddened that she's no longer with us.
ReplyDeleteHere's an internet hug from across the pond for you, Valerie. So sorry for your loss :-(
Oh Val I am sorry to read that your Aunt has passed away. It sounds like she had a very good life and a long one really. Big hugs from your Canadian friend, God Bless, xo
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